Quiz Me! - People: Gilded Age Test your knowledge about people in the Gilded Age! 1 / 10 How did Thomas Edison both demonstrate and protect his economic rights? Built a whole team of engineers and scientists Opened his “invention factory” at age 23 Registered 1,093 patents Created an electric vote recorder 2 / 10 In order to create their famous invention, Wilbur and Orville Wright engaged in a great deal of research and testing of - patents weather systems antitrust laws wings 3 / 10 After building a successful American steel company, this notable Scotsman dedicated his later years to helping those less fortunate. Andrew Carnegie Thomas Edison Henry Ford William Jennings Bryan 4 / 10 This influential reformer was the first woman dean at Northwestern University and the first woman to be represented in Statuary Hall in the U.S. Capitol. Frances Willard Susan B. Anthony Elizabeth Cady Stanton Harriet Beecher Stowe 5 / 10 Creating the Ford Motor Company in the early 1900’s , Henry Ford introduced an affordable car line that became so popular in ten years that over one half of the cars in the United States were this type of car. Model - T’s Studebackers Model - A’s Ford Edsel’s 6 / 10 December 17, 1903 marks the date of the - first successful flight by Orville and Wilbur Wright creation of the Ford Motor Company US Court of Appeals decision upholding the Wright brothers patent for their flying machine organization of the Prohibition Party which advocated for the passage of the 18th amendment 7 / 10 Frances Willard is a reformer most closely associated with Suffrage Prison reform Child labor Prohibition 8 / 10 Dying just five days after the end of the Scopes Monkey Trial, this notable person believed in a literal interpretation of the Bible and argued against Clarence Darrow. William Jennings Bryan Daniel Webster William Carney Stephen Douglas 9 / 10 Creating a mass production system which used standardized parts, a division of labor, and assembly lines, this person revolutionized the auto industry. Henry Ford Andrew Carnegie Thomas Edison William Jennings Bryan 10 / 10 After building a successful business in his early years, Andrew Carnegie focused his attention in his later life on philanthropy and encouraged those with wealth to give away that wealth to worthy causes. His philosophy was known as Gilded Economics Progressivism Mercantilism Gospel of Wealth Your score is Try another 10!